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Jolene and the Healing Quality of Dog Spit

I can't remember having leaves so early on our high desert prairie. Shade is scarce since losing our trees. There's...
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Jolene Just Knows the One Word

I'm starting to look like Garrison Keillor. You know, if I dyed my hair brown. I'm not bragging, just stating...
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Jolene Learns the Meaning of Competition

That morning, we got up at the usual time, but I didn't go out to do chores. Instead, I took...
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Mister Shares A Health Tip That Dogs Know

The farrier came this week. Every year or so, he suggests I quit my day job and hold horses for...
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Jolene’s Nose, My Ears, and the Death of Embarrassment

May I brag? I have celebrated the death of embarrassment. It was a freedom I gained by competing horses. Horses...
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Egads. Now We’ve Received a Complaint From a Cat

We have received a complaint from a cat in England. Rita says she reckons you cannot trust a woman who...
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The Politics of Horses, Dogs, and Humans

This week I went to dinner at a sports bar. I’m not the type, but there are no fine dining...
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How callous have we become?

I have kept this blog free of politics because I want a place we can come together, beyond social media...
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The Dog Barn and Literary Lounge

Just a reminder, dear reader. I'm a horse trainer using all I know to raise a puppy. If your horse's...
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We Don’t Recognize Jolene

Jolene says, hurry up, would ya? I am not dawdling. I'm getting my hearing aids, looking for my outside glasses...
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